mikhailov and dmitry monastaryov, led by banner groups, senior lieutenants valery zolotukhin and gennady zvonovars ago in the spring of 1942, the battle for moscow ended, where hundreds of thousands of red army soldiers and volunteers from all the republics of our motherland fought shoulder to shoulder with the hated enemy. during the bloody battles, the troops of nazi germany suffered their first serious defeat, the enemy was thrown back from the walls of the capital, the myth of the invincibility of the nazi army was dispelled for the first time. the victory near moscow instilled confidence in the soldiers of the red army and the entire soviet people. the enemy will be defeated, victory will be ours. during the war years, the motherland appreciated the feat and mass heroism of soviet soldiers, awarding them with military orders and medals, among them the order of the patriotic war, which became the first military order, a symbol of military courage , fortitude and courage in battle. for the motherland today, the order is sacredly guarded by families and how the relic is passed from generation